Upcoming Events

Tuesday, March 3

All Day

DEFENSIVE DRIVING. Registration begins today for a class on Saturday, April 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants may be eligible for insurance discounts and a reduction of points from driving record. A check or money order for $28 made payable to Empire Safety Council is due at registration. Cash will not be accepted. Late arrivals will not be admitted or fee refunded. For Port Washington residents only. 9 a.m.

Tuesday, March 3

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Thursday, March 5

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

JOB SEARCH BOOT CAMP. An intensive 8-week workshop designed to help participants obtain employment through networking. Registration in progress, in person or by calling 516-883-4400, ext. 136. Made possible by a special legislative grant received by Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel through the New York State Education Department. 10 a.m.

Friday, March 6

12:10 pm - 2:10 pm

SANDWICHED IN. Women Artists You Should Know: Masterpieces from 1060 AD to the Present. Nassau County Museum docent Evelyn Silver will focus on the painting and sculpture of 30 influential women, including Mary Cassatt, Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keeffe. Lesser known artists such as Coster, Bonheur, and Valadon will also be discussed. 12:10 p.m.

Sunday, March 8

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Monday, March 9

7:00 am - 9:00 pm

LIFE INSURANCE: IT’S NOT ONLY TO PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES. This workshop focuses on strategies for using life insurance, which offers many benefits you may not know about. Sign up at the Information Desk, or call 516-883-4400, ext. 136. 7 p.m.

Monday, March 9

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Monday, March 9

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

VIRTUAL VISITS. The National Gallery, Part 3: 19th Century France. Ingres and Delacroix dominated the first part of the century. During the 1860s and 1870s, several innovative artists emerged, later becoming known as the Impressionists. Join Ines Powell for a discussion of works by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Degas, Morisot and Sisley. Part 4 will be on April 13. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Thursday, March 12

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

DIRECTOR’S CUT. Film expert John Bosco remembers filmmaker Mike Nichols, who passed away in 2014, with a screening and discussion of the classic comedy Working Girl (1988-115 min.), in which Wall Street secretary Melanie Griffith battles her way out of the secretarial pool. Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver co-star. 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 15

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Monday, March 16

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA: La Traviata. Giuseppe Verdi and librettist Francesco Maria Piave adapted La Traviata from Dumas’s novel and play The Lady of the Camellias. It premiered at the Teatro La Fenice in 1853, and cemented the success Verdi had previously realized with Rigoletto and Il Trovatore. Join Professor James Kolb for a multimedia lecture. 3 p.m.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Thursday, March 19

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

3RD THURSDAY@3: Sculpture in the Age of Donatello. Professor Thomas Germano discusses the 23 masterpieces of early Florentine Renaissance sculpture currently being exhibited at New York’s Museum of Biblical Art. These extraordinary pieces, created in the early 15th century, adorned “Il Duomo,” Florence’s central cathedral. Please note new time. 3 p.m. AAC

Saturday, March 21

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sunday, March 22

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

The Friends of the Library’s stimulating FOL University program returns Sunday March 22 at 1:30 p.m. in the library’s meeting room. Modeled on the concept of a one-day university, this events features lectures by two scholars on timely and fascinating topics, with a brief refreshment break in-between. The speakers will be Harry Chotiner of the NYU School for Professional Studies who will discuss the rise and fall of independent films, and Dr. Russell Powell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Center for Philosophy of Science at Boston University, explaining the phenomenon of “convergent evolution” and what it tells us about the nature of complex life as it has unfolded on Earth.

Monday, March 23

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Monday, March 23

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

“LOVE IS STRANGE” (2014-95 min.). After nearly four decades together, Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) finally tie the knot. But when George loses his job, the couple must sell their apartment and live apart until they can find an affordable home. Recommended for adults. 7:30 p.m.

Monday, March 30

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Monday, March 30

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

“THE NOVEMBER MAN” (2014-108 min.). Ex-CIA operative Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan) finds himself pitted against former protégé David Mason (Luke Bracey) in a deadly game involving CIA officials and the Russian president-elect. Adapted from Bill Granger’s novel, There Are No Spies. Recommended for adults. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 31

All Day

TAI CHI. Presented by the Arthritis Foundation. Seven sessions on Thursdays, April 23 to June 4, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. $20 fee payable at registration beginning today. For Port Washington residents only, and those not currently enrolled in any of our other exercise programs. Comfortable clothing and non-slip shoes or sneakers are recommended. 9 a.m.